Regulatory Matters	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Regulatory Matters	Note 12. Regulatory Matters Other than the following matters, there have been no significant developments regarding the pending regulatory matters disclosed in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion's and Virginia Power's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion's and Virginia Power's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Virginia Fuel Expenses In May 2011, Virginia Power submitted its annual fuel factor filing to the Virginia Commission, proposing an annual increase for the rate year beginning July 1, 2011. This revised factor included a projected $434 million balance of prior year under-recovered fuel expenses. To reduce the impact to customers, as an alternative, Virginia Power proposed to recover this projected prior year deferred fuel balance over a two-year period beginning July 1, 2011. In June 2011, the Virginia Commission approved the two-year recovery proposal, resulting in an increase of approximately $319 million. Generation Riders R and S In connection with the Bear Garden and Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center projects, in June 2011, Virginia Power filed annual updates for Riders R and S with the Virginia Commission. Virginia Power proposed an approximately $81 million revenue requirement for Rider R and an approximately $249 million revenue requirement for Rider S for the April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 rate year. The filings utilize a 12.5% placeholder ROE (inclusive of a 100 basis point performance incentive), pending the Virginia Commission's ROE determination in the 2011 biennial review, plus a 100 basis point statutory enhancement for certain generation facilities. These requested revenue requirements for Riders R and S represent increases of approximately $3 million and $50 million, respectively, over the revenue requirements associated with the customer rates currently in effect for Riders R and S. Construction of Bear Garden was completed and the facility commenced commercial operations in the second quarter of 2011. Transmission Rider T In May 2011, Virginia Power filed its annual update to Rider T with the Virginia Commission. The proposed $481 million annual revenue requirement, effective September 1, 2011, represented an increase of approximately $144 million over the revenue requirement associated with the Rider T customer rates currently in effect. In July 2011, the Virginia Commission issued an order approving a revenue requirement of $466 million for the September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012 rate year. Generation Rider W In May 2011, Virginia Power requested approval from the Virginia Commission to construct and operate an intermediate, combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power station in Warren County, Virginia. Subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals, the project is expected to generate more than 1,300 MW of electricity, with commercial operations expected to commence by late 2014. The facility is expected to cost approximately $1.1 billion, excluding financing costs. In connection with the proposed Warren County power station, in May 2011, Virginia Power requested Virginia Commission approval of Rider W. Virginia Power proposed an approximately $39 million revenue requirement for Rider W for the April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 rate year. The filing utilizes a 12.5% placeholder ROE (inclusive of a 100 basis point performance incentive), pending the Virginia Commission's ROE determination in the 2011 biennial review, plus a 100 basis point statutory enhancement for certain generation facilities. Generation Rider B In June 2011, Virginia Power filed applications with the Virginia Commission seeking regulatory approval to convert three of its coal-fired power stations to biomass. The expected cost of converting the Altavista, Hopewell and Southampton County power stations is approximately $166 million, excluding financing costs. The applications included a request for approval of Rider B. Virginia Power proposed an approximately $7 million revenue requirement for the April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 rate year. The filing utilizes a 12.5% placeholder ROE (inclusive of a 100 basis point performance incentive), pending the Virginia Commission's ROE determination in the 2011 biennial review, plus a 200 basis point statutory enhancement for renewable generation facilities. To qualify for federal production tax credits associated with renewable energy generation, the power stations must commence operation as biomass generation facilities by December 31, 2013. Virginia Power has requested Virginia Commission approval of the biomass conversions on a schedule that will enable qualification for these tax credits. Electric Transmission Projects In October 2008, the Virginia Commission authorized construction of the Meadow Brook-to-Loudoun line and Carson-to-Suffolk line. The Meadow Brook-to-Loudoun line was energized in April 2011 and the Carson-to-Suffolk line was energized in May 2011. *FERC Gas Regulation* DTI Appalachian Gateway Project In June 2011, FERC approved DTI's $634 million Appalachian Gateway Project. The project is expected to provide approximately 484,000 dekatherms per day of firm transportation services for new Appalachian gas supplies from the supply areas in the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania to an interconnection with Texas Eastern Transmission, LP at Oakford, Pennsylvania. Subject to receipt of FERC approval to commence construction, transportation services are scheduled to begin by September 2012. Cove Point In May 2011, Cove Point filed a general rate case for its FERC-jurisdictional services, with proposed rates to be effective July 1, 2011. Cove Point proposed an annual cost of service of approximately $150 million. In June 2011, FERC accepted a July 1, 2011 effective date for all proposed rates but two which were suspended to be effective December 1, 2011. *Ohio Regulation* In March 2011, East Ohio filed a request with the Ohio Commission to accelerate the PIR program by nearly doubling its PIR spending to more than $200 million annually. East Ohio plans to accelerate the pace of the program by investing more resources in its infrastructure in the near term, in an effort to promote ongoing public safety and reduce operating costs over the longer term. In July 2011, East Ohio, the Staff of the Ohio Commission and other interested parties filed a stipulation and recommendation and requested approval from the Ohio Commission. The stipulation provides for an increase in annual PIR capital investment from the current level of approximately $120 million to approximately $160 million. In addition, the stipulation provides for cost recovery over a five-year period commencing upon the approval of the Ohio Commission.
Virginia Electric and Power Company [Member]
Regulatory Matters	Note 12. Regulatory Matters Other than the following matters, there have been no significant developments regarding the pending regulatory matters disclosed in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion's and Virginia Power's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion's and Virginia Power's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Virginia Fuel Expenses In May 2011, Virginia Power submitted its annual fuel factor filing to the Virginia Commission, proposing an annual increase for the rate year beginning July 1, 2011. This revised factor included a projected $434 million balance of prior year under-recovered fuel expenses. To reduce the impact to customers, as an alternative, Virginia Power proposed to recover this projected prior year deferred fuel balance over a two-year period beginning July 1, 2011. In June 2011, the Virginia Commission approved the two-year recovery proposal, resulting in an increase of approximately $319 million. Generation Riders R and S In connection with the Bear Garden and Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center projects, in June 2011, Virginia Power filed annual updates for Riders R and S with the Virginia Commission. Virginia Power proposed an approximately $81 million revenue requirement for Rider R and an approximately $249 million revenue requirement for Rider S for the April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 rate year. The filings utilize a 12.5% placeholder ROE (inclusive of a 100 basis point performance incentive), pending the Virginia Commission's ROE determination in the 2011 biennial review, plus a 100 basis point statutory enhancement for certain generation facilities. These requested revenue requirements for Riders R and S represent increases of approximately $3 million and $50 million, respectively, over the revenue requirements associated with the customer rates currently in effect for Riders R and S. Construction of Bear Garden was completed and the facility commenced commercial operations in the second quarter of 2011. Transmission Rider T In May 2011, Virginia Power filed its annual update to Rider T with the Virginia Commission. The proposed $481 million annual revenue requirement, effective September 1, 2011, represented an increase of approximately $144 million over the revenue requirement associated with the Rider T customer rates currently in effect. In July 2011, the Virginia Commission issued an order approving a revenue requirement of $466 million for the September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012 rate year. Generation Rider W In May 2011, Virginia Power requested approval from the Virginia Commission to construct and operate an intermediate, combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power station in Warren County, Virginia. Subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals, the project is expected to generate more than 1,300 MW of electricity, with commercial operations expected to commence by late 2014. The facility is expected to cost approximately $1.1 billion, excluding financing costs. In connection with the proposed Warren County power station, in May 2011, Virginia Power requested Virginia Commission approval of Rider W. Virginia Power proposed an approximately $39 million revenue requirement for Rider W for the April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 rate year. The filing utilizes a 12.5% placeholder ROE (inclusive of a 100 basis point performance incentive), pending the Virginia Commission's ROE determination in the 2011 biennial review, plus a 100 basis point statutory enhancement for certain generation facilities. Generation Rider B In June 2011, Virginia Power filed applications with the Virginia Commission seeking regulatory approval to convert three of its coal-fired power stations to biomass. The expected cost of converting the Altavista, Hopewell and Southampton County power stations is approximately $166 million, excluding financing costs. The applications included a request for approval of Rider B. Virginia Power proposed an approximately $7 million revenue requirement for the April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 rate year. The filing utilizes a 12.5% placeholder ROE (inclusive of a 100 basis point performance incentive), pending the Virginia Commission's ROE determination in the 2011 biennial review, plus a 200 basis point statutory enhancement for renewable generation facilities. To qualify for federal production tax credits associated with renewable energy generation, the power stations must commence operation as biomass generation facilities by December 31, 2013. Virginia Power has requested Virginia Commission approval of the biomass conversions on a schedule that will enable qualification for these tax credits. Electric Transmission Projects In October 2008, the Virginia Commission authorized construction of the Meadow Brook-to-Loudoun line and Carson-to-Suffolk line. The Meadow Brook-to-Loudoun line was energized in April 2011 and the Carson-to-Suffolk line was energized in May 2011. *FERC Gas Regulation* DTI Appalachian Gateway Project In June 2011, FERC approved DTI's $634 million Appalachian Gateway Project. The project is expected to provide approximately 484,000 dekatherms per day of firm transportation services for new Appalachian gas supplies from the supply areas in the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania to an interconnection with Texas Eastern Transmission, LP at Oakford, Pennsylvania. Subject to receipt of FERC approval to commence construction, transportation services are scheduled to begin by September 2012. Cove Point In May 2011, Cove Point filed a general rate case for its FERC-jurisdictional services, with proposed rates to be effective July 1, 2011. Cove Point proposed an annual cost of service of approximately $150 million. In June 2011, FERC accepted a July 1, 2011 effective date for all proposed rates but two which were suspended to be effective December 1, 2011. *Ohio Regulation* In March 2011, East Ohio filed a request with the Ohio Commission to accelerate the PIR program by nearly doubling its PIR spending to more than $200 million annually. East Ohio plans to accelerate the pace of the program by investing more resources in its infrastructure in the near term, in an effort to promote ongoing public safety and reduce operating costs over the longer term. In July 2011, East Ohio, the Staff of the Ohio Commission and other interested parties filed a stipulation and recommendation and requested approval from the Ohio Commission. The stipulation provides for an increase in annual PIR capital investment from the current level of approximately $120 million to approximately $160 million. In addition, the stipulation provides for cost recovery over a five-year period commencing upon the approval of the Ohio Commission.

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6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Note 12. Regulatory Matters

Other than the following matters, there have been no significant developments regarding the pending regulatory matters disclosed in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion's and Virginia Power's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Dominion's and Virginia Power's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Virginia Fuel Expenses

In May 2011, Virginia Power submitted its annual fuel factor filing to the Virginia Commission, proposing an annual increase for the rate year beginning July 1, 2011. This revised factor included a projected $434 million balance of prior year under-recovered fuel expenses. To reduce the impact to customers, as an alternative, Virginia Power proposed to recover this projected prior year deferred fuel balance over a two-year period beginning July 1, 2011. In June 2011, the Virginia Commission approved the two-year recovery proposal, resulting in an increase of approximately $319 million.

Generation Riders R and S

In connection with the Bear Garden and Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center projects, in June 2011, Virginia Power filed annual updates for Riders R and S with the Virginia Commission. Virginia Power proposed an approximately $81 million revenue requirement for Rider R and an approximately $249 million revenue requirement for Rider S for the April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 rate year. The filings utilize a 12.5% placeholder ROE (inclusive of a 100 basis point performance incentive), pending the Virginia Commission's ROE determination in the 2011 biennial review, plus a 100 basis point statutory enhancement for certain generation facilities. These requested revenue requirements for Riders R and S represent increases of approximately $3 million and $50 million, respectively, over the revenue requirements associated with the customer rates currently in effect for Riders R and S. Construction of Bear Garden was completed and the facility commenced commercial operations in the second quarter of 2011.

Transmission Rider T

In May 2011, Virginia Power filed its annual update to Rider T with the Virginia Commission. The proposed $481 million annual revenue requirement, effective September 1, 2011, represented an increase of approximately $144 million over the revenue requirement associated with the Rider T customer rates currently in effect. In July 2011, the Virginia Commission issued an order approving a revenue requirement of $466 million for the September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012 rate year.

Generation Rider W

In May 2011, Virginia Power requested approval from the Virginia Commission to construct and operate an intermediate, combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power station in Warren County, Virginia. Subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals, the project is expected to generate more than 1,300 MW of electricity, with commercial operations expected to commence by late 2014. The facility is expected to cost approximately $1.1 billion, excluding financing costs. In connection with the proposed Warren County power station, in May 2011, Virginia Power requested Virginia Commission approval of Rider W. Virginia Power proposed an approximately $39 million revenue requirement for Rider W for the April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 rate year. The filing utilizes a 12.5% placeholder ROE (inclusive of a 100 basis point performance incentive), pending the Virginia Commission's ROE determination in the 2011 biennial review, plus a 100 basis point statutory enhancement for certain generation facilities.

Generation Rider B

In June 2011, Virginia Power filed applications with the Virginia Commission seeking regulatory approval to convert three of its coal-fired power stations to biomass. The expected cost of converting the Altavista, Hopewell and Southampton County power stations is approximately $166 million, excluding financing costs. The applications included a request for approval of Rider B. Virginia Power proposed an approximately $7 million revenue requirement for the April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 rate year. The filing utilizes a 12.5% placeholder ROE (inclusive of a 100 basis point performance incentive), pending the Virginia Commission's ROE determination in the 2011 biennial review, plus a 200 basis point statutory enhancement for renewable generation facilities. To qualify for federal production tax credits associated with renewable energy generation, the power stations must commence operation as biomass generation facilities by December 31, 2013. Virginia Power has requested Virginia Commission approval of the biomass conversions on a schedule that will enable qualification for these tax credits.

Electric Transmission Projects

In October 2008, the Virginia Commission authorized construction of the Meadow Brook-to-Loudoun line and Carson-to-Suffolk line. The Meadow Brook-to-Loudoun line was energized in April 2011 and the Carson-to-Suffolk line was energized in May 2011.

FERC Gas Regulation

DTI Appalachian Gateway Project

In June 2011, FERC approved DTI's $634 million Appalachian Gateway Project. The project is expected to provide approximately 484,000 dekatherms per day of firm transportation services for new Appalachian gas supplies from the supply areas in the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania to an interconnection with Texas Eastern Transmission, LP at Oakford, Pennsylvania. Subject to receipt of FERC approval to commence construction, transportation services are scheduled to begin by September 2012.

Cove Point

In May 2011, Cove Point filed a general rate case for its FERC-jurisdictional services, with proposed rates to be effective July 1, 2011. Cove Point proposed an annual cost of service of approximately $150 million. In June 2011, FERC accepted a July 1, 2011 effective date for all proposed rates but two which were suspended to be effective December 1, 2011.

Ohio Regulation

In March 2011, East Ohio filed a request with the Ohio Commission to accelerate the PIR program by nearly doubling its PIR spending to more than $200 million annually. East Ohio plans to accelerate the pace of the program by investing more resources in its infrastructure in the near term, in an effort to promote ongoing public safety and reduce operating costs over the longer term. In July 2011, East Ohio, the Staff of the Ohio Commission and other interested parties filed a stipulation and recommendation and requested approval from the Ohio Commission. The stipulation provides for an increase in annual PIR capital investment from the current level of approximately $120 million to approximately $160 million. In addition, the stipulation provides for cost recovery over a five-year period commencing upon the approval of the Ohio Commission.

Virginia Electric and Power Company [Member]

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